by Verena Spilkerbell’s roar is the music project of Sean Desiree. Originally from the Bronx in New York City, she now lives Upstate in Albany with her family, where she’s involved in various projects…

by Verena SpilkerFor MOM#3 we’ve been collaborating with the organizers of Ladies Rock Camp Japan quite a bit. Nami, one of the organizers, drew the amazing poster that functions as a cover for the magazine and…

by Mareike Lütge & Verena SpilkerIn November when Perfume Genius came to Berlin to play a show at Lido, Mareike and I had a chance to interview him. Mareike had met Mike Hadreas, the mastermind behind Perfume Genius four years before, when …

by Mareike Lütge & Verena SpilkerThis October Jay Brannan played a concert in Berlin, as part of his world tour. Unfortunately Jay only had time for one interview while he was in Berlin, but he answered our questions via e-mail…

by Verena SpilkerOver the weekend of 10-12 October 2014 FEMME HIVE a Berlin Femme / Queer Feminine Konferenz will take place in Berlin-Neukölln, Germany, consisting of workshops, skill shares, panels, films,…

by Verena SpilkerIn 2013 Montréal’s Jef Barbara released their second album, Soft to the Touch, on Tricatel. Expatriarch organized their concert in Berlin/Germany at Urban Spree on October 18th, 2013 together with…

by Verena SpilkerA while ago I was reading through Jenny Woolworth’s fantastic women in punk blog and stumbled upon The Hungry Hearts, a self titled “multi media pin-up performance band” from Oslo that…

by Verena SpilkerI don’t remember when I first listened to The Blow’s album Paper Television. What I do remember is playing one of its songs while DJing in Leipzig and seeing the girl I had a crush on singing along…

by Zoé SonaA few weeks ago I saw Rae Spoon at a show at SilverFuture in Berlin. He’s that small guy with big glasses and a great voice. He presented his new album „Love is a Hunter“ and I just couldn’t stop listening…

by Verena SpilkerSometimes sitting around at a venue waiting for an interview can be really annoying. Sometimes, when you’re at the right venue, getting to listen to the sound check is really the best way to get in the mood for an interview…

by Zoé SonaJudith Butler is one of the most famous modern feminists. Her book „Gender trouble“ offered a completely new way of understanding gender issues. Butlers theory of deconstructing gender categories…

by Nicholas MiniaciJamming unlooked-for venues with hundreds of people, week upon week, the rhythms of Homo Hop are loud and strong in Toronto, Canada. One of the city’s hottest groups, Yes Yes Y’all (or YYY for short)…

by Verena SpilkerLesbians on Ecstasy came into existence at a party many years ago when the would-be members had the idea of turning lesbian folk tunes into dance. The band’s first and self-titled album…

by Verena SpilkerRhythm King And Her Friends has always been a very important and inspirational band for me, because they seemed to be the first one explicitly addressing queer or gender issues in Germany (even though Pauline is French)…